St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

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St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
St. Mary's
Location 527 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Ohio
Country United States
Denomination The Catholic Church
Website stmarywooster.org
History
Founded 1847 (1847)
Architecture
Architect(s) Emil Elrich, Fred Wurtrich Builder in Mansfield, Ohio

Historic documents

  • Centenary of St. Mary Church of the Immaculate Conception, 1847-1947

Timeline

  • 1913 - March 19, Fire, Church burned to the ground at 2:00pm. The fire was caused by a spark from a locomotive landing on the roof of the Church.
  • 1915 - May 24, Groundbreaking for the new church
  • 1915 - August 1, Cornerstone was laid b Monsignor Thomas C. O'Reilly
  • 1916 - April 22, First Mass in the new building
  • 1947 - 100th Anniversary

Yearbooks

  • 1982, 1988

Newspaper articles

  • March 19, 1913: "Landmark Destroyed, Catholic Church Built 66 Years Ago, Burnt Down Today" by Unknown, Wooster Daily News, p. 1, 4.

Gallery

1917

External links

  1. Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-02, p. 1.